Planning Together: A couple-based prenatal education program for families facing economic hardship

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study targets short interpregnancy intervals and maternal health disparities by delivering a culturally responsive, couple-focused education program. The intervention combines joint contraceptive education, partner engagement strategies, and ongoing check-ins with online and in-person options, plus tailored community referrals. Feasibility will be judged by accrual, adherence, and completion of education materials, while acceptability will rely on participant satisfaction. Outcomes include changes in contraceptive knowledge, communication quality, and use of contraception, as well as psychological well-being and risk factors related to interpregnancy intervals. The study recruits pregnant individuals around 20 weeks gestation from a university OB clinic and involves their partners in baseline surveys and subsequent sessions.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Inclusion Criteria:

1. \> 20 weeks pregnant, age 18+
2. The pregnant person has an available romantic partner, and the couple was able to get pregnant on their own or will be able to after the delivery
3. separately, the pregnant person reports being in a sexually, psychologically and physically safe relationship
4. English-speaking

Romantic Partner Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years of age and older
2. Cohabiting with the patient; in a romantic relationship with patient
3. Capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery
4. Does not need to be the biological father of the current pregnancy
5. English-speaking (in order to take part in the interview as the interviewer does not speak Spanish)

Exclusion Criteria:

Patient Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participant is under the age of 18
2. Documented cognitive impairment or psychiatric condition in pregnant person's medical record (e.g., severe learning disability, dementia, current psychotic disorder, suicidality)
3. Participation in a concurrent contraceptive education intervention
4. The pregnant person has a high-risk medical condition

Romantic Partner Exclusion Criteria:

1. Less than 18 years of age
2. Are not cohabiting with the patient; not in a romantic relationship with patient
3. Not capable of getting the patient pregnant after delivery

Where it's running

• University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
  Knoxville, Tennessee, United States Recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.